Schorbach

Schorbach is a common French, located in the department of the the Moselle and the area Lorraine. The Village belongs to the Regional natural park of the Vosges of North and of the basin of life of the Moselle-is.

Geography

The Village is located at the limit of the country covered and discovered and at some Kilomètre S only in the North-West of the Ville of Bitche, in the solid mass of the the Vosges of North. Adopting a unorganized Plan, the Village occupies the Versant S of a small valley very boxed sprinkled by the Schorbach.

Variations and localities

the ridges Païens , on which the church Saint-Remi is built.
old the Moulin Neumühle does not function any more since 1865 and the Maison is completely destroyed.

the Simserhof date of 1843.
the Suselshof date 1832.
the Ochsenmühle date 1855.

History

The Village is mentioned in its current form as of 1210, Schor-Bach , the Ruisseau of the cistudes, the tortoise of the Marais. The Village then forms part of the seigniory of Bitche and is the seat of a town hall including/understanding Lengelsheim, Bitche and Reyersviller.

During the Second world war, the inhabitants are evacuated on September 1st 1939 with Gensac-la-Pallue and Bourg, in Charente. The Village is released the March 16th 1945 by the American . The Village is quoted with the order of the Brigade the November 11th 1948: " Lorraine commune of whose Population evacuated in September 1939 reinstated its Village in ruins only after the Libération. Had not ceased expressing its attachment with the France during the years of exile. Count five of his/her killed children and a casualty. Tested hard by the war, found the three quarters of its entirely destroyed buildings, the others seriously damaged. With supported all its tests with courage and Patriotism. " This quotation comprises the attribution of the Military Cross with star of Bronze.

Worship

From the spiritual point of view, Schorbach is a very old Paroisse concerning archpriest of Hornbach since the 12th century. The parish church Saint-Remi is devoted in 1143 by the pontifical Légat Theotwin, cardinal of Holy-Ruffine, as the tympanum sealed in the Mur testifies some is building.

It acts of the first and until the Révolution, single the Paroisse of the area of Bitche, built-in as of 1314 with the Abbaye of Sturzelbronn by M {{gr.}} Renaud de Bar, bishop of Metz. Vast the Paroisse includes/understands then the appendices of Lengelsheim, Hanviller, Haspelschiedt, Reyersviller and both Village S of Kaltenhausen and Rohr which forms at the 17th century the town of Bitche, as well as both Village S dating from the 16th century and 17th century, Eguelshardt and Mouterhouse. At the 17th century, when the Village S devastated by the Guerre Thirty Year old come to repopulate the area slowly, the Curé of Schorbach comes to be established and reside in the new town of Bitche where a garrison is and where work of fortification attracts workmen in great number.

Administration

From the administrative point of view, Schorbach is common Canton of Bitche since 1790.

Demography

The Population knew important variations, passing from 1029 inhabitants in 1801 at 1343 in 1851 and 352 in 1946, the Village having been completely destroyed at the beginning of 1945. With the Census of 1999, it counts 621 inhabitants again.

Places and monuments

the ossuary, built at the 12th century near the parish church.
the parish church Saint-Remi with his turn quadragulaire and its Gothic Nave of style.
the Vault S Saint-Wendelin, Holy-Therese and the Vault of the Rock, strewing the Round of applause with the Village.
about fifteen martyrdoms.
the Cave dedicated to Notre-Dame de Lourdes.
a Bavarian Tomb .
Several pond S private which embellishes the sites of Randonnée.

Personalities related to the commune

Sources

mills and sawmills of the Country of Bitche , Joel Beck, 1999.
Country of Bitche 1900-1939 , Joel Beck, 2005.

See too

Common of the Moselle

External bonds

Schorbach on the site Welcome in the Country of Bitche!
Schorbach on the site of the Countries of Bitche and the Saar
Schorbach on the site of the National Geographical Institute
Schorbach on the site of INSEE
Schorbach on the site of Quid
Localization of Schorbach on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Schorbach on Mapquest

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